Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on Wednesday (July 28) announced Cabinet's approval of the Tourism Industry Refurbishment Programme (TIRP), as part of efforts to boost the sector and grow revenues....

Representatives from the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) signed a $100 million contract, for phase four works under the 'Spruce Up Jamaica,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Kingston has begun to record improvement in visitor arrivals, following a fall-out resulting from the West Kingston unrest in May. This comes as welcomed...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is inviting black Americans to invest in the country's tourist sector. He said that while African Americans have a lot of spending power, accounting for...

There are indications that the marketing initiative undertaken by the Tourism Ministry in key overseas markets, to counter the negative publicity generated by the West Kingston unrest, is yielding fruit....

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says despite the West Kingston unrest in May, there is confidence among the country's overseas tourist market partners that Jamaica remains a safe vacation destination....

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, on Friday (June 16) launched the 'Spruce Up Jamaica' Summer Internship Programme, through which approximately 800 students from across the island will be employed...

Dolphin Cove, recipient of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association's (JHTA) Best Attraction Award for 2010, is expanding its operations to cater to both local and foreign patrons who contribute...

There is unity within the region regarding the need for further negotiations with the United Kingdom (UK) for adjustments to their Air Passenger Duty (APD), which continues to negatively affect...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is in support of a regional marketing strategy for the sector which, he says, is a new approach that would give visitors an opportunity...

Every community along Jamaica's north coast, from Negril to Port Antonio, will be designated a resort area, as the Government moves to provide more economic opportunities for Jamaicans. "We are...